Sajid Khan Reveals Hilarious Plan to Confuse English Bowlers [Video]

Following the end of an eventful second day of the deciding test between Pakistan and England, Star Spinner Sajid Khan has revealed that he and the vice-captain Saud Shakeel were utilising a carefully planned communications strategy to confuse the English bowler, while the pair were at the crease.

Speaking to Urooj Mumtaz in an interview following stumps on the second day, Sajid revealed that the vice-captain, who finished with a solid knock of 134 runs off 223 balls in the first innings, would deliberately and loudly tell Sajid to go for singles and doubles when the plan for Sajid was actually quite the opposite, aka to go all guns blazing.

This communication was mainly down to the fact that Rehan Ahmed and Shoaib Bashir, two of England’s key bowlers for the innings, could understand Urdu perfectly well.

Calling for singles and doubles led to the two English spinners to employ a strategy of flighting the ball, which allowed for Sajid to swing for the fences, rather than knock the ball around as the English team would have thought.

Urooj Mumtaz: “We heard Saud bhai on stump mic saying watch 1-2 balls then do as you wish.”

Sajid Khan: “He was just trying to fool the bowlers because Rehan and Shoaib understand Urdu. So we (loudly) said we’ll go for ones and twos. Then they flighted the ball, and the message… pic.twitter.com/80fyNYJyMX

— Grassroots Cricket (@grassrootscric) October 25, 2024

This shrewd display of strategy was but one of many key contributions by both Saud Shakeel and Sajid Khan. The two combined for a not only crucial but also quickfire 72 run partnership of 78 balls, with Sajid finishing not out with a run ball 48, smashing four sixes.